How to save a life e

e Check it’s safe for you to help ° Do not move the patient

Remove any dangers

ə Call 999 and ask for the ambulance service

© Send someone for a defibrillator

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Breathing

° Look, listen and feel for signs of normal breathing

e If they are not breathing normally, start CPR

° If they are breathing normally, put them in the recovery position and wait for the ambulance

Defibrillator

e Open the defibrillator

° If there is a power button, press it to turn the machine on ° Follow the instructions that you can see/hear

° Put the pads on the patient's bare chest

e The machine will analyse the heart rhythm — do not touch the patient

° It will advise ‘shock’ or ‘no shock’; stand clear if a shock is advised and follow instructions e Continue with CPR for two minutes, then the defibrillator will re-analyse the patient

° Keep going and follow instructions until the ambulance service arrives

° If the patient recovers and is breathing normally, put them in the recovery position and reassure

A cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at any age, anytime, anywhere.

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2 Response

© Shake their shoulders and shout “are you alright?”

e — Lay the patient flat on their back

e Gently tilt their head back to open the airway

Compressions

° Kneel at the side of the patient

e Put the heel of your hand in the centre of the chest with the other hand on top

° Keep your arms straight and elbows locked

° Push down hard and fast - twice per second

° Let the chest come back up before you press down again

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